Turkish Armed Forces General Command releases statement on the incident near the Syrian border, says it condemns the actions and will take legal measures against its members. Furthermore, says the four Syrians tried to illegally cross the border.

Al Dorar Al Samia: "A senior leader of the Free Syrian Army said that preparations for the upcoming Saif al-Furat military operation against the Kurdish protection militias (YPG) classified by Turkey as the Syrian wing of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) are nearing to be done and that the decision was made to launch the battle."